It’s frequently said that the human body is nothing more than a very complex machine. Perhaps. From my 39 years in medical practice I know the human body’s behaviour in any given situation is nowhere near predictable. That’s why the more experienced I’ve become in medicine, the less definite my prognostic predictions are. I used to think that unlike human machines, mechanical machines are predictable. But now I’m not so sure. Story One: More than once, my computer’s malfunctioned – the details don’t matter here – and try as I did, I couldn’t fix it. It’s mostly happened late at night, and exasperated I’ve turned it off and gone to bed. When next morning I, and the computer, have awoken, it’s worked normally. Story Two: Two weeks ago, when Sweetheart Vivienne and I attached our loaded trailer to our car to take our wool for sale, the trailer’s right-sided indicator light didn’t work. No matter what we tried, still it didn’t work. Having no option but to set off with only the left-sided indicator working, we did so. After dropping Sweetheart Vivienne at the airport and then the wool at the woolstore, I checked the non-functioning indicator. And, lo and behold, it was working. Perhaps my computer was letting me know it gets tired late at night; and my trailer was telling me it resents carrying heavy loads. If so, I’ve heard them. Loud and clear.
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